| Term | Definition |
|---|
| cost/o | ribs |
| crani/o | skull, cranium |
| gen/o | produce |
| kyph/o | humpback, pertaining to hump |
| ili/o | ilium |
| malacia | softening |
| carp/o | carpals, wrist |
| blast/o | embryonic stage of development |
| lumb/o | loins, lower back |
| -clast | to break |
| 206 | amount of bones in body |
| hematopoiesis | formation of red blood cells |
| long bones | longer than they are wide |
| carpals | bones in the hand |
| tarsals | bones in the feet |
| sesamoid | irregular |
| epiphyseal plate | medical term for growth plate |
| cancellous bone | spongy bone |
| osteocytes | mature cells that makeup bone |
| diaphysis | main shaft-like portion of bone |
| non-displaced | aligned fracture |
| scoliosis | lateral curvatures of the spine |
| osteomyelitis | infection in the bone or bone marrow |
| 7 | disks in cervical spine |
| 12 | disks in thoracic spine |
| 5 | disks in lumbar spine |
| cranium | skull |
| mandible | jawbone |
| clavicle | collarbone |
| scapula | shoulder blade |
| sternum | breastbone |
| humerus | shoulder |
| radius | forearm bone on thumb side |
| ulna | forearm bone on pinky side |
| patella | kneecap |
| fibula | smaller lower leg bone on the outside |
| tibia | bigger lower leg bone on the inside |
Combine with other sets
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